DC's don't jump on this sort of stuff till i'ts much more common.
Server soften require A LOT of RAM, and no consumer is going to pay two extra zeros for a server with this non-volatile RAM when they could get one from a competitor with volatile RAM and SSD.
Yea, I thought it was established that the RAM was the initial issue with Skyrim and that later patches semi-fixed it. Maybe next time Sony wont be stingy on the RAM.
They go after indie guys for precedent, then they turn around and use it as ammo for the case against the big guy.
The big guys, can and will defend themselves, but it'll be harder for them, if you got a dozen cases supporting your claim.
It's well worth it to spend and not recover $100k on a case against an indie, if it'll make the big guy pay our an extra $1m because of how strong your case is.
I'm sure there will be some "premium" cars that go above that, but you'll have to wait for next years model with 0.9APR financing if you want the 60 mpg.
I have to agree, people say they are the same party, but when's the last time a Democratic governor tried incorporating Creationism in the education curriculum?
When is the last time the Democrat side decided that critical thinking should not be in a curriculum?
Even from Republicans they say they are pro-ID/Creationism to pander to the electorate, even if it means lying about what is actually taught.
You're getting into a moot point that does not really have any place to go.
Either our senses are so unreliable that everyone around us is knowable, even say Faith since that would have had to come from some kind of stimuli; or we have to accept that our sens are reliable to a degree.
It'd be similar to saying, do we see the same colors? How do I know my red is not your green? (we actually do have ways to know this but suspend that for a sec) Any test or stimuli you give me or vise versa would come up as me doing the color as I would.
Also RE: philosophy, wasn't there a language teacher recently that got some thesis published to great accolades, but then came out saying he basically BS'd the whole thing? Just strung a whole bunch of large words together and voila philosophy.
Let's see an architect BS their way into building a building.
Could you use some really bright IR LED bulbs to counter the cameras; camera would see them but normal people would not.
Some people mount them to hats which due to the brightness prevent the camera from being able to see the person's face. Kind of like shining a flash light directly at your eyes. You will see the light but nothing else.
Those are radioisotope heaters, they were not used for the main power production, why do you think they had solar panels.
Radioisotope heaters are much more efficient for longer periods of time to keep things operating, and provide minimal power. Most of those are either no longer operational or in Low-Power/Standby modes as they don't have enough juice to fully function as they did while in system and near a source of light.
As I recall the voyager craft just recently (couple years had to have additional system shut down)
Somehow I don't think a moon base would last long on 1 watt of power.
The ISS like a moon base received regular supply shipments, ever hear of a Soyuz & SpaceX. Thing is though getting out to the moon is a lot farther and more dangerous.
We do have the will, that's why NASA is already planning/training for the moon base. Space exploration, like anything in science is not something you do on a whim, it takes decades.
Remember the old Sat 5 rockets, actual construction time was not too bad for it, what took so long as to build the machinery that was used to build the parts for it. They basically had to design and build an entire factory from scratch for a very specific set of parts. Which is what we're going to have to do again; we can't just call up Lockheed and Boeing and ask for a rocket by next Tuesday.
Plus the ISS is inside the VA belts so it's got a much greater degree of protection.
There is a big difference between a space station being "run", and in relatively easy reach should the need arise; and a moon base being self sufficient in the event of an earth catastrophe.
You're also exaggerating the "free fall" aspect. At the altitude it's at there is still a thin layer of atmosphere, enough that over time friction slows down it's orbital speed and it needs the occasional boot. Without that atmosphere slowing it down, it's speed is actually enough to keep it in orbit.
Well then Mr. PhD, care to point me and the rest of NASA to this magic technology?
NASA engineering that have spent their careers studying such things feel there are still outstanding hurdles that need to be addressed before we can make a moon base a reality.
With current tech, even if we had a moon base it'd be fucked if something happened to the Earth as they would still need shipments of supplies.
Cosmic Radiation is Ionizing and will have effects on humans, the least of which is sterility.
I call BS on the idea that we have the tech/means for a moon base right now.
Cursorily is only like the 2nd non-terrestrial craft to use something other then solar for power. And a moon base would need a fuck ton more power then Curiosity could produce. (almost half it's total weight is devoted to the power system)
Plus you have to take into account Oxygen, Water, Food. We can recycle some, but it's far from enough to be self sufficient. They would still need regular supply runs from Earth, like the ISS.
How about cosmic radiation? The moon is after all outside the van allen belt. And even with shielding, the previous missions were timed to keep radiation exposure to a minimum.
The most ideal plans at current call for a moon base in 2014, with a four man team, rotating out due to the previous issues I noted and regular supply runs. (Near the pole so it'll get near constant sunlight for solar power)
Not really, because the major budget cuts did not happen till after Nam; when the Boomers started getting elected into Congress and the older generation retiring/dying off.
And besides, do we need further moon missions? We've been there lot's of times, we know what's there and have a crap ton of stuff on it's surface and in it's orbit. Until it becomes more feasible to put a permanent presence there it'll be a waste to keep sending people to hang out for a few days and collect rocks.
We'd probably get more benefit my concentrating NASA on more terrestrial endeavours.
Technically most of the astronauts and people involved with NASA/Apollo missions were NOT boomers.
Neil was born in '30, while the Boomer generation was from '46-'64. Moon landing was in '69, so the Boomers would have been at most 23 yrs old at the time, so they would have just been finishing college and entering the workforce.
The Boomers were responsible though for the eventual budget cuts to NASA and education, but still reaped the benefits of it's hay day.
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DC's don't jump on this sort of stuff till i'ts much more common.
Server soften require A LOT of RAM, and no consumer is going to pay two extra zeros for a server with this non-volatile RAM when they could get one from a competitor with volatile RAM and SSD.
I know that exist, just aren't common.
Many people are still without HD TVs to today.
Maybe, but by the time those displays are that common we'll also have Netbooks coming out with 32gb RAM standard; upgrade to 96gb for an extra $100.
Yea, I thought it was established that the RAM was the initial issue with Skyrim and that later patches semi-fixed it.
Maybe next time Sony wont be stingy on the RAM.
Plus it would have been good PR for the upcoming Hobbit movie.
Now instead we get storied about the big bad WB being mean to the underdog dev.
Yea, everyone stole from each other and just cross license from each other.
Apple is the new guy on the scene and decided to go nuclear and start this war with everyone else.
That's why I like the LHC...
Everyone chips in and it's up to them to decide how to use their money. They don't have to keep going back every year to re-interview for their jobs.
They go after indie guys for precedent, then they turn around and use it as ammo for the case against the big guy.
The big guys, can and will defend themselves, but it'll be harder for them, if you got a dozen cases supporting your claim.
It's well worth it to spend and not recover $100k on a case against an indie, if it'll make the big guy pay our an extra $1m because of how strong your case is.
You misunderstand, and should read my post again.
It was a car from 40 years ago, build and designed by the US Gov, not a major car maker. It was very efficient, even for current times, but ugly.
I'm sure there will be some "premium" cars that go above that, but you'll have to wait for next years model with 0.9APR financing if you want the 60 mpg.
But there will be more cars on the road, and fuel will be more expensive, all this does is probably keep pace.
Wasn't there an official state vehicle that got something like 40mpg back in the 70's?
It was ugly, and no one wanted it.
I have to agree, people say they are the same party, but when's the last time a Democratic governor tried incorporating Creationism in the education curriculum?
When is the last time the Democrat side decided that critical thinking should not be in a curriculum?
Even from Republicans they say they are pro-ID/Creationism to pander to the electorate, even if it means lying about what is actually taught.
You're getting into a moot point that does not really have any place to go.
Either our senses are so unreliable that everyone around us is knowable, even say Faith since that would have had to come from some kind of stimuli; or we have to accept that our sens are reliable to a degree.
It'd be similar to saying, do we see the same colors?
How do I know my red is not your green? (we actually do have ways to know this but suspend that for a sec)
Any test or stimuli you give me or vise versa would come up as me doing the color as I would.
Also RE: philosophy, wasn't there a language teacher recently that got some thesis published to great accolades, but then came out saying he basically BS'd the whole thing? Just strung a whole bunch of large words together and voila philosophy.
Let's see an architect BS their way into building a building.
Could you use some really bright IR LED bulbs to counter the cameras; camera would see them but normal people would not.
Some people mount them to hats which due to the brightness prevent the camera from being able to see the person's face. Kind of like shining a flash light directly at your eyes. You will see the light but nothing else.
Those are radioisotope heaters, they were not used for the main power production, why do you think they had solar panels.
Radioisotope heaters are much more efficient for longer periods of time to keep things operating, and provide minimal power. Most of those are either no longer operational or in Low-Power/Standby modes as they don't have enough juice to fully function as they did while in system and near a source of light.
As I recall the voyager craft just recently (couple years had to have additional system shut down)
Somehow I don't think a moon base would last long on 1 watt of power.
The ISS like a moon base received regular supply shipments, ever hear of a Soyuz & SpaceX. Thing is though getting out to the moon is a lot farther and more dangerous.
We do have the will, that's why NASA is already planning/training for the moon base. Space exploration, like anything in science is not something you do on a whim, it takes decades.
Remember the old Sat 5 rockets, actual construction time was not too bad for it, what took so long as to build the machinery that was used to build the parts for it. They basically had to design and build an entire factory from scratch for a very specific set of parts. Which is what we're going to have to do again; we can't just call up Lockheed and Boeing and ask for a rocket by next Tuesday.
Plus the ISS is inside the VA belts so it's got a much greater degree of protection.
There is a big difference between a space station being "run", and in relatively easy reach should the need arise; and a moon base being self sufficient in the event of an earth catastrophe.
You're also exaggerating the "free fall" aspect. At the altitude it's at there is still a thin layer of atmosphere, enough that over time friction slows down it's orbital speed and it needs the occasional boot. Without that atmosphere slowing it down, it's speed is actually enough to keep it in orbit.
Well then Mr. PhD, care to point me and the rest of NASA to this magic technology?
NASA engineering that have spent their careers studying such things feel there are still outstanding hurdles that need to be addressed before we can make a moon base a reality.
With current tech, even if we had a moon base it'd be fucked if something happened to the Earth as they would still need shipments of supplies.
Cosmic Radiation is Ionizing and will have effects on humans, the least of which is sterility.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_threat_from_cosmic_rays
I call BS on the idea that we have the tech/means for a moon base right now.
Cursorily is only like the 2nd non-terrestrial craft to use something other then solar for power. And a moon base would need a fuck ton more power then Curiosity could produce. (almost half it's total weight is devoted to the power system)
Plus you have to take into account Oxygen, Water, Food. We can recycle some, but it's far from enough to be self sufficient. They would still need regular supply runs from Earth, like the ISS.
How about cosmic radiation? The moon is after all outside the van allen belt. And even with shielding, the previous missions were timed to keep radiation exposure to a minimum.
The most ideal plans at current call for a moon base in 2014, with a four man team, rotating out due to the previous issues I noted and regular supply runs. (Near the pole so it'll get near constant sunlight for solar power)
Not really, because the major budget cuts did not happen till after Nam; when the Boomers started getting elected into Congress and the older generation retiring/dying off.
And besides, do we need further moon missions? We've been there lot's of times, we know what's there and have a crap ton of stuff on it's surface and in it's orbit. Until it becomes more feasible to put a permanent presence there it'll be a waste to keep sending people to hang out for a few days and collect rocks.
We'd probably get more benefit my concentrating NASA on more terrestrial endeavours.
Technically most of the astronauts and people involved with NASA/Apollo missions were NOT boomers.
Neil was born in '30, while the Boomer generation was from '46-'64.
Moon landing was in '69, so the Boomers would have been at most 23 yrs old at the time, so they would have just been finishing college and entering the workforce.
The Boomers were responsible though for the eventual budget cuts to NASA and education, but still reaped the benefits of it's hay day.
If only he was Heartstrong.
Yea, do they even check for ID when buying bullets?
Don't think they have asked me anything other then for money.
Plus they're going to set it for a .22.
Yea, I hope they are working with some Engineering students, otherwise they are liable to kill themselves.
It sounds like they mean to print the entire gun, not the tools needed to make the gun.
The pic on the article is clearly of the actual weapon, not the tools to make one out of traditional materials.